School Bus Crash In South Africa Kills At Least 13 Children, Police Say

School Bus Crash In South Africa Kills At Least 13 Children, Police Say

A truck and a school minibus were in collision in South Africa’s Gauteng province Monday, killing at least 13 children, authorities said. Preliminary reports indicated at least 11 schoolchildren died at the scene, with two others succumbing to their injuries in the hospital. The private vehicle was transporting students to various primary schools and high schools in the southwest of Johannesburg on Monday when the incident occurred around 7 a.m., according to authorities. Witnesses said the minibus carrying the children was overtaking stationary vehicles when it hit the truck in a head-on collision. Police said the incident is being investigated...

North Korea’s Kim Dismisses Vice Premier Over Factory Project

North Korea’s Kim Dismisses Vice Premier Over Factory Project

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un dismissed a vice premier in charge of the country’s machine-building industry, state media reported Tuesday, in an apparent bid to strengthen discipline among senior officials ahead of the upcoming ruling Workers’ Party congress to establish new economic and other state objectives. The Korean Central News Agency said that Kim blamed Yang Sung Ho for causing “unnecessary man-made confusion” in a speech marking the completion of a first-stage modernization project at the Ryongsong Machine Complex in the northeast on Monday. Kim said the project suffered “not a small amount of economic loss” because of irresponsible...

ICE Says An Immigrant Who Died In A Sprawling Texas Detention Facility Killed Himself

ICE Says An Immigrant Who Died In A Sprawling Texas Detention Facility Killed Himself

An immigrant from Nicaragua was found dead at a Texas immigration detention facility last week, federal officials said. Victor Manuel Diaz appears to have killed himself Wednesday at the sprawling tent complex at the U.S. Army’s Fort Bill base in El Paso, Immigration and Customs Enforcement said in a statement. The federal investigation into his death continues. It’s the same facility where ICE said another detainee died earlier this month as staff members tried to keep him from killing himself. But a fellow detainee said at least five officers were restraining the handcuffed inmate and at least one had an...

Colombian Warlord Sentenced To 40 Years In Prison After Serving Time For Drug Trafficking In The US

Colombian Warlord Sentenced To 40 Years In Prison After Serving Time For Drug Trafficking In The US

A Colombian court on Monday sentenced former paramilitary leader Salvatore Mancuso to 40 years in prison for crimes committed against Indigenous communities in the province of La Guajira, including homicides, forced disappearances and the displacement of people from 2002 to 2006. The special tribunal that hears cases from the country’s armed conflict said in its ruling that Mancuso was responsible for 117 crimes committed by fighters under his command in La Guajira. However, it added that Mancuso’s time in prison could be reduced to eight years, if he collaborates with truth and reparation activities that benefit victims of his former...

Akor Adams Score A Brace For Sevilla FC In His First Game, After Returning From AFCON In A 2-2 Match Against Elche.

Akor Adams Score A Brace For Sevilla FC In His First Game, After Returning From AFCON In A 2-2 Match Against Elche.

Akor Adams comes off the bench and scores a brace to clear the point for club side Sevilla Vs Elche Adams subbed in at halftime with Sevilla down 2-0 to Elche in La Liga. Sevilla came into the match having failed to score in its last four, and pressure on Argentine coach Matías Almeyda was mounting. German Valera made it 2-0 early in the second half when he stroked home a low drive through a sea of legs after the ball was cleared from a corner kick. But Adams pulled his side back into the match 15 minutes from time...

Ghana Arrests 53 Nigerians In Major Cybercrime Bust, Seizes Laptops, Phones, Pump-Action GunsJanuary 19, 2026

Ghana Arrests 53 Nigerians In Major Cybercrime Bust, Seizes Laptops, Phones, Pump-Action GunsJanuary 19, 2026

The arrests were confirmed in a statement issued on Sunday by Ghana’s Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, who said the coordinated operation was carried out to protect Ghana’s cyber space and international digital reputation. Fifty-three (53) Nigerian nationals have been arrested in Ghana following a major intelligence-led operation targeting suspected cybercrime centres across multiple communities in the Greater Accra Region. The arrests were confirmed in a statement issued on Sunday by Ghana’s Minister for Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, who said the coordinated operation was carried out to protect Ghana’s cyber space...

Infantino Congratulates Senegal and Morocco, Condemns AFCON 2025 Final Incidents

Infantino Congratulates Senegal and Morocco, Condemns AFCON 2025 Final Incidents

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has congratulated Senegal on winning the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations while also addressing the controversial and disorderly scenes that marred the final against Morocco in Rabat. In a post shared on Instagram, Infantino praised Senegal for lifting the continental title and extended his congratulations to the Senegalese Football Federation. He also commended Morocco for their performance as runners-up and for successfully hosting the tournament. Infantino wrote:“Congratulations to Senegal on being crowned champions of Africa and winners of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations final against Morocco in Rabat. My best wishes as well to Abdoulaye...